Tuesday, January 30, 2018

3 of 4 Americans approved of Trump's State of the Union Speech including 97% of Republicans, 43% of Democrats, 72% of Independents. 8 in 10 felt President Trump was trying to unite the country rather than divide it-CBS News Poll, 1/30/18

Party Identification .........

But as is often the
case in State of the Union addresses, the people who watched tonight's
speech leaned more towards the president's own party, at least compared
to Americans overall. In the latest CBS national poll released earlier
this month, 24 percent of Americans identified themselves as
Republicans. Among those who watched tonight's address, that percentage
was 42 percent, bolstering the overall approval of the address.

And while Republicans approved of the speech, most Democrats who
tuned in did not. Nine in 10 Republicans said the speech made them feel
proud, while just over half of Democrats said it made them feel angry.
Independents who watched the speech – nearly half of whom counted
themselves the President's supporters – tended to approve of the speech,
and said it made them feel proud.

After hearing his State of the
Union address, most viewers think the policies they heard tonight would
help them personally, though Democrats disagree.

Policies you heard in the speechOn some of
the specific issues the President touched upon, most viewers had a
favorable opinion of what Mr. Trump had to say about the nation's
infrastructure, immigration, and national security.

Credit for the economy

And
after hearing him speak tonight, 54 percent of speech watchers give him
a lot of credit for the current state of the nation's economy, up from
51 percent before they watched the State of the Union.

This CBS News 2018 survey is based on 1,178 interviews conducted
on the internet of U.S. residents who watched the State of the Union
Address. Panelists were previously interviewed on January 29-30, 2018 to
indicate whether they planned to watch the address, and if they were
willing to be re-interviewed after the address. Questions asked during
this initial interview have the note "Asked before the SOTU address.''
The margin of error is +/- 3.1%."